Disastrous

Fifty Six

Shay's POV

Rolling over in bed, I leaned down and grasped Rory's arms as he whimpered from the side and desperately tried to crawl up beside me. He was still too small to climb things that were bigger than him, and I sighed in exhausted as I lifted his heavy frame from the ground and let him cuddle against my chest.

"It's okay." I mumbled, half asleep as I kissed his head. Niall was supposed to be watching him while I napped, but obviously that didn't go as planned.

Rory whimpered again, and rubbed his fists across his face, whining angrily. I knew instantly he was tired and needed a nap himself.

Pulling the covers up, I got comfortable on my side and curled my body upwards with Rory being my 'little spoon'.

Just when we were both about to doze off Niall walked into the bedroom at a fast pace, pushing a SnapBack onto his head. I frowned as he put a package of cigarettes in his back pocket, as if he was trying to hide them from me. Too late. I saw.

I decided to keep my mouth shut as I was far too tired to argue with him over his bad habit.

"Hey." He sighed, leaning over the bed to kiss my forehead. I stared at him expectantly, knowing Niall well enough that there was something coming.

"What is it?" I groaned, rubbing my forehead tiredly as Rory practically shoved his entire fist into his mouth.

"I'm going out for a bit, but your dad called and said he'll take Rory for the rest of today and tonight. I can drop him off."

He moved around the room and picked up his sweatshirt, tossing it over his t-shirt and then proceeding to pick up his keys.

I didn't exactly want Niall to be going anywhere, I wanted us all to stay together but I was too tired to watch Rory by myself and my cramps were getting a little worse today.

"Okay." I whispered, ignoring the ache in my abdomen, chewing my lip as Niall quickly packed an overnight bag for Rory. He picked him up from the bed after I kissed him goodbye, and didn't give me any explanation of where he was going on his own free will.

I decided not to ask because it would only lead to arguments and I realized it was best I didn't know where Niall was all of the time. I would like to know of course, and I would like our relationship to be better than it was but it wasn't right now. Maybe it never would be, but I hoped that eventually we could talk to each other again like we used to. Trust each other, even.

I slept for a while after they left, but I was constantly disrupted by a crampy feeling and a headache. I didn't like being without Rory, it was like I was so accustomed now to being a mom that I was bored when he wasn't around.

I tried calling Arabella to see if she'd like to hangout with me for a while, but the calls kept going to voicemail, every time I called. I left her a message and decided I wouldn't call anymore, she strangely must have been busy.

Not having anything else to do, I wrapped myself in a large blanket and scooted out into the living room. I picked up my cellphone again and called my only other decently close friend, Rachel. I hadn't spoken to her in a while and I didn't have a clue what was going on, since I haven't talked to Lucas either. Plus, I still had yet to talk to Tina about what happened with Rory. Niall told me he had explained it all to her and that she was very upset when she heard, having no idea that he was allergic to nuts when she gave it to him. I felt bad for reacting the way I originally did, though I didn't at the same time because he was my baby and I would do anything for him. I wasn't angry anymore because I knew Tina hadn't meant to hurt him but I still wanted to speak to her.